StoryZen

I just found out nanowrimo website no longer exists and im devastated

GaylaBer

@Olivia_Benedetti yeah - but they no longer exist anyway
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stpolishook

@StoryZen they really screwed over their volunteers in the end. It’s sad because there was a chance they could’ve turned everything around last year, but they just didn’t. :-/ I really hope somebody else will take up the mantle
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Olivia_Benedetti

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          	  NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, was a U.S.-based nonprofit that promoted creative writing, most famously through an annual event challenging participants to write a 50,000-word manuscript in November. However, the organization closed in early 2025 due to severe financial difficulties and significant reputational damage resulting from controversies regarding the handling of a serious accusation against a moderator and its stance on artificial intelligence.
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StoryZen

I just found out nanowrimo website no longer exists and im devastated

GaylaBer

@Olivia_Benedetti yeah - but they no longer exist anyway
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stpolishook

@StoryZen they really screwed over their volunteers in the end. It’s sad because there was a chance they could’ve turned everything around last year, but they just didn’t. :-/ I really hope somebody else will take up the mantle
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Olivia_Benedetti

This is what it had to say 
            
            NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, was a U.S.-based nonprofit that promoted creative writing, most famously through an annual event challenging participants to write a 50,000-word manuscript in November. However, the organization closed in early 2025 due to severe financial difficulties and significant reputational damage resulting from controversies regarding the handling of a serious accusation against a moderator and its stance on artificial intelligence.
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StoryZen

A couple serious things:
          
          At the beginning of the year, I had 802 followers. It is now March 2nd and I have lost 100 followers in just the first quarter of the year
          
          It seems I may not get the opportunity to voluntarily help wattpad. Since 2020, I have been trying to rejoin the ambassadors. I never make it. People can change. I did. For the better. 
          
          I no longer write by myself. I have discovered I do better by cowriting.
          
          I am on the verge of leaving wattpad. I have accounts on both Inkitt and Dreame. If I leave, I will still read here. But silently. 
          
          - Story